heroine
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            her·o·ine
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈher-ə-wən  ˈhir-
                                                                                                                                  ˈhir-  
                                                                                                                              
            ˈhe-rə-
                                                      
                                                          1
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a mythological or legendary woman often of divine descent having great strength or ability                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities                                      
              
                             
American heroines such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosa Parks
                                       remembered as the heroine of the flood
                         
                
                    2
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the principal female character in a literary or dramatic work                                      
              
                             
the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
                         
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the central female figure in an event or period                                      
                
                    
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  Merriam-Webster unabridged




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